Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II
The Meat Puppets will always be known as the band which Nirvana wanted to be. I first heard them a couple of years ago and I've always been fond of this album.
Meat Puppets II is a bizarre combination of punk, country/bluegrass, psychedelia and proto-grunge which somehow seems to work - in fact they are considered to be one of the pioneers of cowpunk. This album is mainly a mixture of deranged energetic punk songs which hark back to their debut hardcore album, some hillbillyish rock songs and some enticingly charming and placid instrumentals. And of course there are the three songs which Nirvana covered.
Throughout the album, we have dainty acoustic work (check out I'm a Mindless Idiot), some acid electric, a nice rhythm section and a tragic vocalist who really doesn't care how many notes he's missing. This is really a classic album of the 80s and it's a fun and charming ride. Everyone needs to hear this at least once.
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